†abˈscissorObs.rare^—1.[f.L. absciss-ppl.stem of abscind-ĕre + -or; as if a. L. *abscissor.]One that tears or rends asunder.1647LillyChristianAstr.xxviii. 184We may justly call him Strong, Hurtfull, Destroyer, Abscissor, because he onely destroys and perverts the nature of the Question.